Alla fine diventano un po' noiose, soprattutto quando dovrebbero essere esperienze e considerazioni universali ma non possono esserlo perché il lavoro del giornalista è atipico. Comunque, ecco l'ultima puntata della lunga e articolata inchiesta di gonzo-journalism: un gggiovane ha fatto a meno dei big 5 della tecnologia (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Goole e Microsoft) e di tutti quelli che si appoggiano ai loro cloud. Risultati deprimenti.
Money quote: "So in preparation for the week, I export all my contacts from Google, which amounts to a shocking 8,000 people. I have also whittled down the over 1,500 contacts in my iPhone to 143 people for my Nokia, or the number of people I actually talk to on a regular basis, which is incredibly close to Dunbar’s number.
I wind up placing a lot of phone calls this week, because texting is so annoying on the Nokia’s numbers-based keyboard. I find people often pick up on the first ring out of concern; they’re not used to getting calls from me."
https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-life-it-was-hel-1831304194
Money quote: "So in preparation for the week, I export all my contacts from Google, which amounts to a shocking 8,000 people. I have also whittled down the over 1,500 contacts in my iPhone to 143 people for my Nokia, or the number of people I actually talk to on a regular basis, which is incredibly close to Dunbar’s number.
I wind up placing a lot of phone calls this week, because texting is so annoying on the Nokia’s numbers-based keyboard. I find people often pick up on the first ring out of concern; they’re not used to getting calls from me."
https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-the-big-five-tech-giants-from-my-life-it-was-hel-1831304194
Gizmodo
I Cut the 'Big Five' Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell
Week 6: Blocking them all
Se diamo un po' di prospettiva alla storia del nostro pianeta, religioni e tutto il resto, molte cose diventano estremamente relative. Una lettura rinfrescante sul monoteismo
Money quote: "More than 3,000 years ago, ancient Egypt, with its myriad gods and goddesses, saw the founding of two monotheistic religions within a century of each other. One is associated with Moses, the Bible and ancient Israel’s faith, which is the foundation of Judaism and Christianity. The other burst on to the scene around 1350 BCE, flourished for a moment, and was then eclipsed when its founder died in 1336 BCE. We call the religion Atenism. Where did it come from? And why didn’t the world’s first monotheism last?"
https://aeon.co/essays/why-did-an-ancient-egyptian-king-erase-all-gods-but-aten
Money quote: "More than 3,000 years ago, ancient Egypt, with its myriad gods and goddesses, saw the founding of two monotheistic religions within a century of each other. One is associated with Moses, the Bible and ancient Israel’s faith, which is the foundation of Judaism and Christianity. The other burst on to the scene around 1350 BCE, flourished for a moment, and was then eclipsed when its founder died in 1336 BCE. We call the religion Atenism. Where did it come from? And why didn’t the world’s first monotheism last?"
https://aeon.co/essays/why-did-an-ancient-egyptian-king-erase-all-gods-but-aten
Aeon
The first God
Out of the many gods of ancient Egypt an inspired Pharaoh created a monotheistic faith. What was Atenism and why did it fail?
Un po' di storia, che tendiamo a dimenticarci con troppa facilità. Quella volta che sono saltati fuori gli altri database (da due a cinque) di credenziali rubate e disponibili in rete. Collection #2-5. Sono 25 miliardi di record contro i 775 milioni del primo db. Ma in realtà, deduplicati i dati, sono molti meno. Vuol dire che gli hacker cattivi non sono buoni data scientist, e a loro data scraping e modellazione non gli viene molto bene
Money quote: "Now other researchers have obtained and analyzed an additional vast database called Collections #2–5, which amounts to 845 gigabytes of stolen data and 25 billion records in all. After accounting for duplicates, analysts at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany, found that the total haul represents close to three times the Collection #1 batch."
https://www.wired.com/story/collection-leak-usernames-passwords-billions/
Money quote: "Now other researchers have obtained and analyzed an additional vast database called Collections #2–5, which amounts to 845 gigabytes of stolen data and 25 billion records in all. After accounting for duplicates, analysts at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany, found that the total haul represents close to three times the Collection #1 batch."
https://www.wired.com/story/collection-leak-usernames-passwords-billions/
Wired
Hackers Are Passing Around a Megaleak of 2.2 Billion Records
The so-called Collections #1-5 represent a gargantuan, patched-together Frankenstein of rotting personal data.
Sono passati un po' di anni da quando ho scritto per la prima volta delle Progressive Web Apps. Sono arrivate sul Google Play Store. Non finirà bene.
Money quote: "Let me start saying that the publishing process is not straightforward as it should be (such as “enter your URL” in the Play Console and it’s done.) It’s also not a way to use the currently available WebAPK and publish it in the store. It’s a Java API that communicates through services with Chrome and seem to be in the early stages, so there is a lot of manual work to do yet today."
https://medium.com/@firt/google-play-store-now-open-for-progressive-web-apps-ec6f3c6ff3cc
Money quote: "Let me start saying that the publishing process is not straightforward as it should be (such as “enter your URL” in the Play Console and it’s done.) It’s also not a way to use the currently available WebAPK and publish it in the store. It’s a Java API that communicates through services with Chrome and seem to be in the early stages, so there is a lot of manual work to do yet today."
https://medium.com/@firt/google-play-store-now-open-for-progressive-web-apps-ec6f3c6ff3cc
Medium
Google Play Store now open for Progressive Web Apps 😱
Chrome 72 for Android shipped the long-awaited Trusted Web Activity feature, which means we can now distribute PWAs in the Google Play…
E così, alla fine, il presidente Joe Biden è un appassionato di orologi: ne ha un po' e li tiene "in rotazione". Nonostante debba fare come tutti i presidenti, cioè giocarsela anche con l'opinione pubblica, comunque ha una collezione da normale persona benestante, non da Paperon de' Paperoni.
Money quote: "Knowing now that Biden wears both Omega and Rolex in his day-to-day, we might speculate that he chose the Seiko during his presidential run for its working-man optics. Then again, it was also on his wrist often when he served as Vice President."
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-watches-of-president-biden-collector-in-chief
Money quote: "Knowing now that Biden wears both Omega and Rolex in his day-to-day, we might speculate that he chose the Seiko during his presidential run for its working-man optics. Then again, it was also on his wrist often when he served as Vice President."
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-watches-of-president-biden-collector-in-chief
Hodinkee
The Watches Of President Biden, Collector-In-Chief
This Presidents' Day weekend, we're wrist-gazing at the highest office in the land.
Un esperto di molestie a minori ha guardato il film su Michael Jackson. Ecco cosa ne pensa.
Money quote: "It is quite natural to think of child molesters as monsters who intimidate and frighten the children they prey on. But while there are various types of offender, many are able to gain access to – and the trust of – children due to their ability to attract children to them and to emotionally and socially connect with them. Such offenders will gravitate towards children who are shy, withdrawn, lonely or rejected by peers. They work to create an emotional bond with the child through becoming their “best friend” and making the child feel “special”."
https://theconversation.com/michael-jackson-as-an-expert-in-child-sexual-abuse-heres-what-i-thought-when-i-watched-leaving-neverland-113160
Money quote: "It is quite natural to think of child molesters as monsters who intimidate and frighten the children they prey on. But while there are various types of offender, many are able to gain access to – and the trust of – children due to their ability to attract children to them and to emotionally and socially connect with them. Such offenders will gravitate towards children who are shy, withdrawn, lonely or rejected by peers. They work to create an emotional bond with the child through becoming their “best friend” and making the child feel “special”."
https://theconversation.com/michael-jackson-as-an-expert-in-child-sexual-abuse-heres-what-i-thought-when-i-watched-leaving-neverland-113160
The Conversation
Michael Jackson: as an expert in child sexual abuse here’s what I thought when I watched Leaving Neverland
A documentary film has made disturbing allegations about Michael Jackson and child sexual abuse. Whether true or not the film raised some important issues.
Tra Cina, Censura e Blockchain...
Money quote: "According to the World Economic Forum, blockchain is among six computing “mega-trends” that are likely to shape the world in the next decade. The Chinese government hopes that blockchain can address the diverse economic and social problems China faces, such as insurance fraud, environmental pollution and food safety.
The Chinese government is against truly decentralized blockchain systems such as bitcoin, which relies on users, also known as “nodes” or “peers,” competing to verify transactions. At least tens of thousands of computers from all over the world are connected at any point of time in the bitcoin network."
https://theconversation.com/chinese-internet-users-turn-to-the-blockchain-to-fight-against-government-censorship-111795
Money quote: "According to the World Economic Forum, blockchain is among six computing “mega-trends” that are likely to shape the world in the next decade. The Chinese government hopes that blockchain can address the diverse economic and social problems China faces, such as insurance fraud, environmental pollution and food safety.
The Chinese government is against truly decentralized blockchain systems such as bitcoin, which relies on users, also known as “nodes” or “peers,” competing to verify transactions. At least tens of thousands of computers from all over the world are connected at any point of time in the bitcoin network."
https://theconversation.com/chinese-internet-users-turn-to-the-blockchain-to-fight-against-government-censorship-111795
The Conversation
Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship
Chinese users have started posting sensitive materials, like documents of sexual assault, on the blockchain. But the government has taken its own steps to crack down on this practice.
La guerra in Ucraina sta trasformando il modo con il quale comunichiamo:
https://twitter.com/schwarzenegger/status/1504426844199669762?s=28
https://twitter.com/schwarzenegger/status/1504426844199669762?s=28
Twitter
Arnold
I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share.
Il nostro corpo e il nostro cervello si parlano mentre noi letteralmente pensiamo ad altro (a meno che non decidano di inserirci nella conversazione, allora non c'è scampo)
Money quote: "The brain represents, integrates and prioritises interoceptive information from the internal body. These are communicated through a set of distinct neural and humoural (ie, blood-borne) pathways. This sensing of internal states of the body is part of the interplay between body and brain: it maintains homeostasis, the physiological stability necessary for survival; it provides key motivational drivers such as hunger and thirst; it explicitly represents bodily sensations, such as bladder distension. But that is not all, and herein lies the beauty of interoception, as our feelings, thoughts and perceptions are also influenced by the dynamic interaction between body and brain."
https://aeon.co/ideas/how-the-body-and-mind-talk-to-one-another-to-understand-the-world
Money quote: "The brain represents, integrates and prioritises interoceptive information from the internal body. These are communicated through a set of distinct neural and humoural (ie, blood-borne) pathways. This sensing of internal states of the body is part of the interplay between body and brain: it maintains homeostasis, the physiological stability necessary for survival; it provides key motivational drivers such as hunger and thirst; it explicitly represents bodily sensations, such as bladder distension. But that is not all, and herein lies the beauty of interoception, as our feelings, thoughts and perceptions are also influenced by the dynamic interaction between body and brain."
https://aeon.co/ideas/how-the-body-and-mind-talk-to-one-another-to-understand-the-world
Aeon
How the body and mind talk to one another to understand the world
Interoception: the sense that monitors what is happening inside our own bodies
Vent'anni fa andavo a zonzo per la California settentrionale. Ormai d'abitudine. A vederla oggi è un'epoca estremamente ingenua e molto più semplice. Quando avere il Gps in auto ti sembrava semplicemente fantascienza.
Money quote: "Il paesaggio cambia allontanandosi dal centro, dai quartieri cinesi, italiani, dalla city degli affari e ti ritrovi tutto intorno alla città, oltre il grande parco, sulla collina di Twin Peaks e intorno intorno per chilometri e chilometri case di legno una vicina all’altra, una sopra all’altra che viste tutte insieme dalla highway o dall’aereo quando arrivi sembrano punteggiare la notte come le stelle di un finto presepe.
A collegare la città con il vicinato due grandi ponti, le meraviglia architettonica rossa del Golden Gate verso Sausalito e il più metallurgico succedersi di capriate verso Oakland. Aldilà c’e’ la California delle cittadine universitarie, quella dei quartieri con ville di ogni formato distribuite in lotti ordinati e ognuna con quel pizzico di follia personalizzata che vuol far risaltare le proprie origini e diventa lo specchio della contaminazione/integrazione etnica.
Autostrade larghissime con fondo in cemento: ovviamo ai pochi cartelli con una efficiente guida elettronica, un GPS parlante NeverLost anche nella nostra lingua con qualche strana inflessione che ci conduce verso le tappe di un pellegrinaggio di laica fede tecnologica."
https://www.macitynet.it/un-caff-a-cupertino/
Money quote: "Il paesaggio cambia allontanandosi dal centro, dai quartieri cinesi, italiani, dalla city degli affari e ti ritrovi tutto intorno alla città, oltre il grande parco, sulla collina di Twin Peaks e intorno intorno per chilometri e chilometri case di legno una vicina all’altra, una sopra all’altra che viste tutte insieme dalla highway o dall’aereo quando arrivi sembrano punteggiare la notte come le stelle di un finto presepe.
A collegare la città con il vicinato due grandi ponti, le meraviglia architettonica rossa del Golden Gate verso Sausalito e il più metallurgico succedersi di capriate verso Oakland. Aldilà c’e’ la California delle cittadine universitarie, quella dei quartieri con ville di ogni formato distribuite in lotti ordinati e ognuna con quel pizzico di follia personalizzata che vuol far risaltare le proprie origini e diventa lo specchio della contaminazione/integrazione etnica.
Autostrade larghissime con fondo in cemento: ovviamo ai pochi cartelli con una efficiente guida elettronica, un GPS parlante NeverLost anche nella nostra lingua con qualche strana inflessione che ci conduce verso le tappe di un pellegrinaggio di laica fede tecnologica."
https://www.macitynet.it/un-caff-a-cupertino/
macitynet.it
Un Caffè a Cupertino
Apple Museum, MacWorld & Apple Expo
L'ipotesi fatta un po' di tempo fa da Wired Usa: il giornalismo non sta morendo, sta solo tornando alle origini (umili, direi)
Money quote: "What is dying, perhaps, is that flavor of “objective” journalism that purports to record an unbiased account of world events. We take journalistic objectivity to be as natural and immutable as the stars, but it’s a relatively short-lived artifact of 20th-century America. Even now it’s foreign to Europeans—cities such as London cultivate a rowdy passel of partisan scribblers who don’t even pretend there’s an impregnable wall between reportage and opinion. The US was much the same until the late 19th and early 20th century. Until 1900 or so, most newspapers were overtly political, and a name like The Press Democrat meant Democrat with a big D. Advertising was a minor concern, as party leaders encouraged members to subscribe to their local party organ, obviating the need for anything more than classifieds."
https://www.wired.com/story/journalism-isnt-dying-its-returning-its-roots/
Money quote: "What is dying, perhaps, is that flavor of “objective” journalism that purports to record an unbiased account of world events. We take journalistic objectivity to be as natural and immutable as the stars, but it’s a relatively short-lived artifact of 20th-century America. Even now it’s foreign to Europeans—cities such as London cultivate a rowdy passel of partisan scribblers who don’t even pretend there’s an impregnable wall between reportage and opinion. The US was much the same until the late 19th and early 20th century. Until 1900 or so, most newspapers were overtly political, and a name like The Press Democrat meant Democrat with a big D. Advertising was a minor concern, as party leaders encouraged members to subscribe to their local party organ, obviating the need for anything more than classifieds."
https://www.wired.com/story/journalism-isnt-dying-its-returning-its-roots/
WIRED
Journalism Isn't Dying. It's Returning to Its Roots
The future of journalism is more partisan and supported by more diverse revenue streams—in other words, like the journalism of 200 years ago.
Ci sono alcuni orologi che sono realmente iconici. Tra questi, anche se si tratta di un modello che molto raramente si vede su un polso "dal vivo", un posto d'onore certamente è quello del Royal Oak di Audemars Piguet, progettato da Gérald Genta. Beh, ecco qui la nota più incredibile della sua pur ragguardevole storia. L'orologio è stato progettato in una notte. Sottolineo anche l'ultima riga: "Great creativity is seldom a democracy".
Money quote: "This particular part of the origin story of the Royal Oak always struck me as implausible – I'd heard it many times, just like all of us, but the idea that such an iconic design could have been put together so quickly seemed like just another watchmaking tall tale. Apparently, though, that's exactly what happened.
Genta said that Georges Golay told him – at 4 PM, the night before Baselworld 1970 opened, "Mr. Genta, we have a distribution company that has asked us for a steel sports watch that has never been done before – and I need the design sketch for tomorrow morning." Genta rose to the occasion and would later say, "It was a crazy thing, personally I don't know by what magic it was possible to create such a thing in one night, it was quite amazing!"
I can't help but wonder what the watch would have ended up looking like if Genta and AP had had more time – maybe it was a blessing in disguise that design-by-committee, with endless second thoughts and waterings down, was not an option. Great creativity is seldom a democracy."
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/from-the-audemars-piguet-archives-8-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-origin-of-the-royal-oak
Money quote: "This particular part of the origin story of the Royal Oak always struck me as implausible – I'd heard it many times, just like all of us, but the idea that such an iconic design could have been put together so quickly seemed like just another watchmaking tall tale. Apparently, though, that's exactly what happened.
Genta said that Georges Golay told him – at 4 PM, the night before Baselworld 1970 opened, "Mr. Genta, we have a distribution company that has asked us for a steel sports watch that has never been done before – and I need the design sketch for tomorrow morning." Genta rose to the occasion and would later say, "It was a crazy thing, personally I don't know by what magic it was possible to create such a thing in one night, it was quite amazing!"
I can't help but wonder what the watch would have ended up looking like if Genta and AP had had more time – maybe it was a blessing in disguise that design-by-committee, with endless second thoughts and waterings down, was not an option. Great creativity is seldom a democracy."
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/from-the-audemars-piguet-archives-8-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-origin-of-the-royal-oak
HODINKEE
From The Audemars Piguet Archives: 8 Things You Didn't Know About The Origin Of The Royal Oak
Because there are eight sides to every great story.
Un libro nato da lezioni universitarie e un tumblr di uno studente che pubblicava i suoi appunti. Una collaborazione che è diventata un best seller.
Money quote: "Zero To One might be the first best-selling business book based on a Tumblr. Stanford student Blake Masters took Peter Thiel’s class on startups. He posted his notes on Tumblr after each lecture. They became a minor sensation. Thiel asked if he wanted to make them into a book together. He did.
The title comes from Thiel’s metaphor that ordinary businessmen like restaurant owners take a product “from 1 to n” (shouldn’t this be from n to n+1?) – they build more of something that already exists. But the greatest entrepreneurs bring something “from 0 to 1” – they invent something that has never been seen before.
The book has various pieces of advice for such entrepreneurs. Three sections especially struck me: on monopolies, on secrets, and on indefinite optimism."
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/01/31/book-review-zero-to-one/
Money quote: "Zero To One might be the first best-selling business book based on a Tumblr. Stanford student Blake Masters took Peter Thiel’s class on startups. He posted his notes on Tumblr after each lecture. They became a minor sensation. Thiel asked if he wanted to make them into a book together. He did.
The title comes from Thiel’s metaphor that ordinary businessmen like restaurant owners take a product “from 1 to n” (shouldn’t this be from n to n+1?) – they build more of something that already exists. But the greatest entrepreneurs bring something “from 0 to 1” – they invent something that has never been seen before.
The book has various pieces of advice for such entrepreneurs. Three sections especially struck me: on monopolies, on secrets, and on indefinite optimism."
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/01/31/book-review-zero-to-one/
Slate Star Codex
Book Review: Zero To One
I. Zero To One might be the first best-selling business book based on a Tumblr. Stanford student Blake Masters took Peter Thiel’s class on startups. He posted his notes on Tumblr after each l…
Com'è che era Richard Feynmann
Money quote: "I could have recognized that distinctive, gravelly voice with the unmistakable New York accent with my eyes closed. Standing before me was my scientific idol, the legendary physicist Richard Feynman, with his shock of graying, shoulder-length hair, wearing his characteristic white shirt, along with a disarming, devilish smile."
http://nautil.us/issue/68/context/what-impossible-meant-to-feynman
Money quote: "I could have recognized that distinctive, gravelly voice with the unmistakable New York accent with my eyes closed. Standing before me was my scientific idol, the legendary physicist Richard Feynman, with his shock of graying, shoulder-length hair, wearing his characteristic white shirt, along with a disarming, devilish smile."
http://nautil.us/issue/68/context/what-impossible-meant-to-feynman
Nautilus
What Impossible Meant to Feynman
Impossible! The word resonated throughout the large lecture hall. I had just finished describing a revolutionary concept for a new…
Omega e Swatch (il marchio la cui casa madre è proprietaria anche di Omega) stanno lavorando a qualcosa di grosso insieme. Il risultato arriverà tra un paio di giorni, e gli svizzeri stanno investendo un sacco di soldi in marketing per creare molta, molta attesa. Cosa arriverà? Un Omega Speedmaster di plastica tutto colorato?
No sooner are we sat down in the Nicholas Hayek conference room, Mr Hayek informally dives straight in. “We started nine months ago and we kept it secret,” Hayek tells us. “It's all about collaboration at the moment, collabs are very fashionable, between Gucci, Balenciaga, Adidas... whoever is working together. But often it's also just a marketing gig. You put the logos from one to the product of the other one and that's it. Here we wanted to go a step further, because there is a brand that you all know very well, Omega, which is an icon, and on the other side, Swatch is another icon because it saved the Swiss watch industry. When everybody was only focusing on luxury, Swatch was there, and Swatch is an innovator. So these were the bases where we were thinking together, ‘What can we do that is positive provocation and joy of life?’ Now, let’s have a look at the result,” teases Hayek.
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/watches/article/omega-swatch-collab-tease-2022
No sooner are we sat down in the Nicholas Hayek conference room, Mr Hayek informally dives straight in. “We started nine months ago and we kept it secret,” Hayek tells us. “It's all about collaboration at the moment, collabs are very fashionable, between Gucci, Balenciaga, Adidas... whoever is working together. But often it's also just a marketing gig. You put the logos from one to the product of the other one and that's it. Here we wanted to go a step further, because there is a brand that you all know very well, Omega, which is an icon, and on the other side, Swatch is another icon because it saved the Swiss watch industry. When everybody was only focusing on luxury, Swatch was there, and Swatch is an innovator. So these were the bases where we were thinking together, ‘What can we do that is positive provocation and joy of life?’ Now, let’s have a look at the result,” teases Hayek.
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/watches/article/omega-swatch-collab-tease-2022
British GQ
This joint mission between Omega and Swatch will break the internet
An exclusive sneak peek into the first ever Omega x Swatch universe, which is set to be launched later this week
Alcuni suggerimenti su come scegliere quale saggistica leggere. Tre regolette facili facili, una delle quali mi tocca da vicino...
Money quote: "Yes, no books by journalists, unless it’s about journalism. If the author is not an expert in the field, they should at least be a long-time practitioner. Malcolm Gladwell’s books are enjoyable—there is no denying he tells compelling stories—but ultimately they rely heavily on anecdotal evidence. In general, I find that books by journalists cherry-pick examples to fit the argument, and gloss over (or completely ignore) evidence to the contrary.
Rule #1 does not apply to Biographies. Biographies are different"
http://herman.asia/how-i-choose-nonfiction-books
Money quote: "Yes, no books by journalists, unless it’s about journalism. If the author is not an expert in the field, they should at least be a long-time practitioner. Malcolm Gladwell’s books are enjoyable—there is no denying he tells compelling stories—but ultimately they rely heavily on anecdotal evidence. In general, I find that books by journalists cherry-pick examples to fit the argument, and gloss over (or completely ignore) evidence to the contrary.
Rule #1 does not apply to Biographies. Biographies are different"
http://herman.asia/how-i-choose-nonfiction-books
Man Asheria
Home - Man Asheria
Our participants will come from all continents, representing different cultures, languages, and specializations. But together we can create an incredibly strong community where borders are blurred.
Jime, la raffinata e violentissima tecnica giapponese per uccidere il pesce in modo da preservarne il gusto. Attenzione, anche se i disegni sembrano di cartoni animati carini (kawaii), in realtà può fare una discreta impressione, se si guarda bene cosa fanno. Accidenti a loro.
Money quote: "Ike jime is a Japanese fish preparation method that paralyses fish and drains them of blood. When done correctly, it not just preserves the fish’s flavour and texture but also allows the flesh to develop an umami dimension when aged.
“Ike Jime is a multi-series steps of controls and these steps are designed to mitigate all the effects of biochemical reactions,” says Andrew Tsui, president of the Ike Jime Federation"
https://guide.michelin.com/sg/dining-out/what-is-ike-jime/news
Money quote: "Ike jime is a Japanese fish preparation method that paralyses fish and drains them of blood. When done correctly, it not just preserves the fish’s flavour and texture but also allows the flesh to develop an umami dimension when aged.
“Ike Jime is a multi-series steps of controls and these steps are designed to mitigate all the effects of biochemical reactions,” says Andrew Tsui, president of the Ike Jime Federation"
https://guide.michelin.com/sg/dining-out/what-is-ike-jime/news
MICHELIN Guide
Technique Thursdays: Ike Jime, The Japanese Slaughter Method For Tastier Fish
How Japanese anglers and chefs prepare their fish for superior quality.
Sta per arrivare il MoonSwatch (il figlio impuro di Omega e Swatch) ma a rete è già esplosa. Il mio articolo.
Money quote: "È un momento difficile e ci vuole un buono psicologo per capirlo e trasformarlo in una opportunità economica. Bisogna saper leggere tra le foglie della società e trovare lo spirito giusto, l’angolo giusto, soprattutto il tono giusto. A quanto pare a Nick Hayek Jr, l’attuale guida di Swatch e figlio del fondatore, è decisamente riuscito"
https://www.macitynet.it/moonswatch-con-omega-fa-impazzire-la-rete-prima-del-lancio/
Money quote: "È un momento difficile e ci vuole un buono psicologo per capirlo e trasformarlo in una opportunità economica. Bisogna saper leggere tra le foglie della società e trovare lo spirito giusto, l’angolo giusto, soprattutto il tono giusto. A quanto pare a Nick Hayek Jr, l’attuale guida di Swatch e figlio del fondatore, è decisamente riuscito"
https://www.macitynet.it/moonswatch-con-omega-fa-impazzire-la-rete-prima-del-lancio/
macitynet.it
MoonSwatch con Omega fa impazzire la rete prima del lancio
Internet, Orologi, Swatch
L'agricoltura si sta digitalizzando. Il settore primario sta lentamente diventando un'altra cosa. Non è solo questione di trattori smart e di satelliti furbi: stanno cambiando le cose sul campo in maniera radicale.
Money quote "For many companies in Salinas, the man standing astride the gap between what happens in the field and the record-keeping needs of a modern farming business is a 50-year-old technology consultant named Paul Mariottini. Mariottini—who planned to become a general contractor until he got a computer at age 18 and, as he puts it, “immediately stopped sleeping”—runs a one-man operation out of his home in Hollister, with a flip phone and a suite of bespoke templates and plug-ins he writes for Microsoft Access and Excel. When I asked the growers I met how they handled this part of the business, the reply, to a person, was: “Oh, we use Paul.”"
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/18/1013239/precision-agriculture-farmwise-remote-sensing-salinas/
Money quote "For many companies in Salinas, the man standing astride the gap between what happens in the field and the record-keeping needs of a modern farming business is a 50-year-old technology consultant named Paul Mariottini. Mariottini—who planned to become a general contractor until he got a computer at age 18 and, as he puts it, “immediately stopped sleeping”—runs a one-man operation out of his home in Hollister, with a flip phone and a suite of bespoke templates and plug-ins he writes for Microsoft Access and Excel. When I asked the growers I met how they handled this part of the business, the reply, to a person, was: “Oh, we use Paul.”"
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/18/1013239/precision-agriculture-farmwise-remote-sensing-salinas/
MIT Technology Review
How technology might finally start telling farmers things they didn’t already know
In the Salinas Valley, America's "Salad Bowl," startups selling machine learning and remote sensing are finding customers.
"Parigi, 13Arr.": il dolore silenzioso del bianco e nero - la mia recensione per Fumettologica
https://fumettologica.it/2022/03/parigi-13arr-film-recensione/
https://fumettologica.it/2022/03/parigi-13arr-film-recensione/
Fumettologica
“Parigi, 13Arr.”: il dolore silenzioso del bianco e nero
Recensione di Parigi, 13Arr., film del regista francese Jacques Audiard e liberamente tratto dai racconti a fumetti di Adrian Tomine.